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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE<br/>
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CHAPTER 8
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There are gods many and lords many—To us there is one God (the Father) and one Lord, who is Christ.
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Now</span> <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/1a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR concerning.">as</a> touching things offered unto <sup>b</sup><a href="1_cor/8/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 15: 29.">idols</a>, we know that we all have knowledge.  Knowledge puffeth up, but <sup>c</sup><a href="1_cor/8/1c" mark="c" type="R" title="GR love; TG Charity.">charity</a> <sup>d</sup><a href="1_cor/8/1d" mark="d" type="R" title="GR builds up, strengthens, establishes, repairs; TG Edification.">edifieth</a>.
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And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Education; TG Study.">know</a>.
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But if any man love God, the same is <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 10: 14.">known</a> of him.
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As concerning therefore the eating of those things <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/4a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST 1 Cor. 8: 4  . . .  which are in the world offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing, and  . . .">that</a> are offered in sacrifice unto <sup>b</sup><a href="1_cor/8/4b" mark="b" type="C" title="Gal. 4: 8; TG Idolatry.">idols</a>, we know that an <sup>c</sup><a href="1_cor/8/4c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Cor. 10: 19 (19-20).">idol</a> <i>is</i> nothing in the world, and that <i>there is</i> none other God but one.
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For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
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But to us <i>there is but</i> one <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Godhead.">God</a>, the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_cor/8/6b" mark="b" type="A" title="Dan. 2: 47; Eph. 4: 6.">Father</a>, of whom <i>are</i> all things, and we in him; and one <sup>c</sup><a href="1_cor/8/6c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Lord.">Lord</a> Jesus Christ, by whom <i>are</i> <sup>d</sup><a href="1_cor/8/6d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Power of.">all</a> things, and we by him.
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Howbeit <i>there is</i> not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat <i>it</i> as a thing offered unto an idol; and their <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Conscience.">conscience</a> being weak is defiled.
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But <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Food.">meat</a> commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
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But take heed lest by any means this <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/9a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Liberty; TG Motivations.">liberty</a> of yours become a <sup>b</sup><a href="1_cor/8/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Rom. 14: 13; 1 Cor. 10: 32 (24-33).">stumblingblock</a> to them that are <sup>c</sup><a href="1_cor/8/9c" mark="c" type="A" title="Rom. 14: 1.">weak</a>.
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For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
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And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
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But when ye sin so against the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Jn. 3: 14 (10-18).">brethren</a>, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
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Wherefore, if meat <sup>a</sup><a href="1_cor/8/13a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR cause my brother to stumble, falter.">make</a> my brother to <sup>b</sup><a href="1_cor/8/13b" mark="b" type="A" title="Rom. 14: 21 (20-21).">offend</a>, I will <sup>c</sup><a href="1_cor/8/13c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Abstinence.">eat</a> no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
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